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Non-towered · Class G at the surface

Breckinridge County (I93) radio calls

Hardinsburg, KYFAA identifier I93; no ICAO code assigned

Breckinridge County is a non-towered airport in Hardinsburg, KY. Nobody clears you to do anything: you self-announce on the CTAF, 122.9, as Breckinridge County Traffic, with the airport name at the start and end of each call. The approach control for the area is Louisville Approach on 123.675, which is who you call for VFR flight following.

No Class B, C, D or E surface area is designated for this airport in the FAA data, so the airspace at the surface is Class G.

Frequencies

CTAFBreckinridge County Traffic122.9
Approach / DepartureLouisville Approach123.675

Airport

Runways
10 · 28
Elevation
732 ft
Position
37.785, -86.441

Non-towered airport: self-announce on the CTAF

Sample calls at I93

Breckinridge County has no operating control tower. Every call below goes out on the CTAF, 122.9, to the other aircraft, not to a controller. The runway shown is 10; use whichever runway the wind and the traffic dictate on the day.

The aircraft is the AIM’s own example, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot; the squawk codes, altitudes and headings are illustrative. Frequencies, station names and runway numbers are this airport’s, from the FAA data.

  1. Tune 122.9. Nobody clears you; you announce and you listen. The airport name goes at the start and the end of every call, and the runway is always a number, never "the active" (AIM 4-1-9 g 8).
  2. YouBreckinridge County traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, taxiing to runway one zero, Breckinridge County.
  3. YouBreckinridge County traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, departing runway one zero, departing the pattern to the north, Breckinridge County.
  4. Announce until you are about 10 miles out; on the way back, start announcing at 10 miles (AIM 4-1-9 c 1, TBL 4-1-1).
  5. YouBreckinridge County traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, two thousand five hundred, landing Breckinridge County, Breckinridge County.
  6. YouBreckinridge County traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, entering left downwind runway one zero, full stop, Breckinridge County.
  7. YouBreckinridge County traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, left base runway one zero, Breckinridge County.
  8. YouBreckinridge County traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, final runway one zero, full stop, Breckinridge County.
  9. YouBreckinridge County traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway one zero, Breckinridge County.

If things change. Want flight following after departure? Call Louisville Approach on 123.675 once clear of the pattern: identification, type, position, altitude, destination, "request VFR flight following" (AIM 4-1-18 a 3). Do not use "any traffic in the area, please advise"; the AIM says it is not to be used under any condition (AIM 4-1-9 g 1).

Phraseology from AIM 4-1-9 c 1, g 1, g 8, h; TBL 4-1-1; 4-3-3. What TowerTalk grades against →

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Frequencies, runways and airspace from the FAA National Airspace System Resources (NASR) 28-day subscription, cycle effective Oct 29, 2026. Training use only. Always verify against a current Chart Supplement and sectional chart before flight; frequencies change. TowerTalk is not affiliated with the FAA. Report a discrepancy.

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